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Amsterdam, a Diamond City

January 16, 2010 By Helen Page

In Amsterdam, Diamonds can be a Girl's Best Friend: If Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, then we should really get to know a little more about our best friend's qualities - the 4C's. What's our best friend's colour, is our best friend cut like a princess, oval or pear-shape, and how heavy is our … [Read more...]

Café Americain – Amsterdam’s Art Deco Grand Café

January 15, 2010 By Helen Page

Dinner at Amsterdam's Art Deco Grand Café: Amsterdam has a number of grand cafés where you can enjoy dining in elegance and on our one free night in Amsterdam, we chose to dine at Café Americain, the oldest of the grand cafés in this city. Café Americain is one of the restaurants of the … [Read more...]

Shopping on your Amsterdam Vacation

January 15, 2010 By Helen Page

Your Amsterdam Shop - What to Buy: Shoppers for gifts and souvenirs in Amsterdam will be happy to know that there are hundreds of tourist shops where you can buy anything from chocolates to tulip bulbs or Delft porcelain. However, don't be in a hurry to buy as the tourist shop may not be the … [Read more...]

Hop-on and Hop-off Amsterdam’s Canals

January 14, 2010 By Helen Page

Sightseeing on Amsterdam's waterways is the best way to explore the city: Amsterdam's extensive canal network makes it possible to get around the city by canal and there are many operators offering canal tours. However, Amsterdam's canals and waterways offer more than a means of … [Read more...]

Amsterdam’s Canals – "Venice of the North"

January 12, 2010 By Helen Page

Amsterdam Canals are a great way to get around on any Amsterdam Vacation: Amsterdam is a city of canals and its network of canals has earned it the title of "Venice of the North". On any Amsterdam vacation, one of the must-do things is to go on a canal boat tour. If you're on a Amsterdam to … [Read more...]

Airport Transfer: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS)

January 12, 2010 By Helen Page

Ground Transportation to and from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the Netherland’s national airport and ninety airlines fly to and from Schiphol. Schiphol Airport is situated approximately 20 km from Amsterdam city centre and you can reach the city from … [Read more...]

In Search of Montalbano – Ragusa, Sicily

January 11, 2010 By Helen Page

Tracing the footsteps of "Il Commissario Montalbano" - A Sicilian Adventure: A repeat of the Inspector Montalbano drama series brings back lots of great memories of our holiday in Sicily. After the first series of Inspector Montalbano, we became huge fans of this Sicilian detective drama as it … [Read more...]

Tour de France – Le Tour 2010

January 10, 2010 By Helen Page

From Rotterdam to Paris Champs-Élysées: The 97th Tour de France will start from Rotterdam on Saturday July 3rd and finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on Sunday, July 25th, 2010. This year's race will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages covering a distance of 3,600 kilometres. Race Stage … [Read more...]

Airport Transfers – Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL)

January 8, 2010 By Helen Page

Airport Transportation to and from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport: There are 30 airlines operating out of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport which caters for about 90% of Finland’s international air traffic. For airport transfers into Helsinki city centre, travellers have a choice of public buses, Finnair's city … [Read more...]

The Rock Church or Temppeliaukio Kirkko – Helsinki